It will be an extraordinary opportunity for the audience to experience the sound of the Alps.” Straif was born in Austria and began playing the French horn at the age of 9. “I was enchanted by ...

I chose to play the french horn when I was 10 ... his playing was always immaculate, with a great sound and turn of phrase. Then there were two years with Alberto Menedez as principal and it ...

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French horns were used on the 1967 album, which was number one in the UK charts for 23 straight weeks, and two of them have now been exhibited at Liverpool Beatles Museum on Mathew Street.